Diabetic Mastopathy : An Uncommon Complication of Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract EN

Introduction.

Whilst most consequences of diabetes mellitus are well recognized, breast-related complications remain obscure.

The term diabetic mastopathy (DMP) attempts to describe the breast-related consequences of diabetes.

Methods.

We report the clinicopathologic findings in a patient with DMP and review the literature on this uncommon entity.

Results.

A 33-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes had excision biopsy of a 2 cm breast lump.

Histopathologic evaluation revealed classic features of DMP: parenchymal fibrosis; keloid-like hyalinization of interlobular stroma; adipose tissue entrapment; lobular compression; dense chronic inflammatory cell infiltration; and lymphoid follicle formation.

Conclusion.

Clinicians should be aware of DMP as a differential for breast disease in women with uncontrolled diabetes.